Why did 16,000 fans show up at Leichhardt Oval again last Saturday? Was it the warm contentedness of knowing the corporates were happy in their boxes?
Wests Tigers chief executive Shane Richardson is fond of saying he will speak to any supporter who can tell him their membership number. Well, mine is 2940322. Now that we have that out of the way, Richo, I’d like to talk about Leichhardt Oval.
In the days since the Tigers tore through Cronulla last Saturday, on one of those magical nights only Leichhardt can deliver, its future as a professional rugby league venue has become endangered. I know I am not alone. Like most tragic fans, I did not choose to be a Tigers supporter. It was foisted upon me in utero. And, but for that increasingly distant, vaguely mythical season in 2005, following the club has mostly been one long misery-march in the 34 years I’ve been alive.
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